DMCA Policy for Valve Counter Strike
Valve Corporation ("Valve") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This DMCA Policy outlines the procedures for reporting alleged copyright infringement related to content on or accessible through Valve Counter Strike and for submitting counter-notifications.
It is Valve's policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable intellectual property laws. If Valve becomes aware of content that infringes a third party's intellectual property, it is Valve's policy to remove or disable access to the infringing material and, in appropriate circumstances, to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.
Filing a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement
If you believe that material available on or through Valve Counter Strike infringes upon your copyright, please send a written notice of infringement to Valve's Designated Copyright Agent with the following information (please number your items as below):
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Valve to locate the material (e.g., specific URLs or in-game identifiers).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit Valve to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification
If you believe that your content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notification to Valve's Designated Copyright Agent. Your counter-notification must include substantially the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled (e.g., specific URLs or in-game identifiers).
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
- Your name, address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Valve may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification of infringement or an agent of such person.
For inquiries or to submit a DMCA notice or counter-notification, please visit our Contact Us page.